Certified nursing assistant (CNA) Shameka Johnson, wearing NFL Green Bay Packers apparel, processes a nasal swab at a drive-thru testing site outside the Southside Health Center as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 21, 2020. Bing Guan | Reuters The United States reported a record 88,521 new coronavirus cases on Thursday
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A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, runs with Cruise Ships docked in the background at the port of Long Beach, California on April 11, 2020. Apu Gomes | AFP | Getty Images Cruise stocks rose Friday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A pilot talks on a mobile device near a Delta Air Lines gate at the Salt Lake City International Airport. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines and the union that represents its pilots have reached a preliminary cost-cutting agreement that would avoid furloughs until Jan. 1, 2022, the union said Thursday.
Source: Goop Goop CEO and founder Gwyneth Paltrow is the latest Hollywood celebrity investing in the cannabis industry. The actress-turned-wellness guru just announced she’s backing Cann, an cannabis-infused beverage maker. Paltrow calls cannabis a “hero ingredient of the future” for wellness and says she was drawn to Cann’s drinks, which are infused with small doses
People wear protective face masks outside Starbucks in Union Square as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 29, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Starbucks is expected to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. Here’s what
United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing in London Heathrow International airport in England, UK. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images United Airlines on Thursday said it plans to offer pre-flight Covid-19 testing next month for some travelers heading to London, the latest effort to get around travel restrictions and concerns about the virus. The
Incoming Ford CEO Jim Farley (left) and Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. pose with a 2021 F-150 during an event Sept. 17, 2020 at the company’s Michigan plant that produces the pickup. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor is expected to eek out a modest profit for the third quarter when it reports its
Two years’ worth of e-commerce growth is about to be packed into one holiday season, according to a new forecast, as Americans turn in droves to online shopping to avoid crowded stores and malls during the coronavirus pandemic. Online sales this November and December are forecast to surge 33% year over year to a record
When Target merchandising veteran Mark Tritton was tapped by Bed Bath & Beyond to lead its turnaround plan, many expected he would deploy some of the strategies that were successful at the big-box retailer. Now, nearly a year after his arrival, Tritton is meeting with investors at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday to lay out a
A Boeing 737 MAX sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington. Matt Mills | Reuters Boeing is set to detail another rough quarter before the market opens Wednesday. Here’s what to watch for when the company reports: More losses, sales drop Wall
Co-director of the intensive care unit at CommonSpirit’s Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Zafia Anklesaria, 35, who is seven months pregnant, attends to a COVID-19 patient in the hospital where she works, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 18, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The average number
Countries have not yet come to a consensus on how to safely restart travel amid the coronavirus crisis, and this could cost the global economy trillions of dollars, according to the chief executive of Dubai Airports. “We don’t have an agreed testing procedure for a reliable, accurate and scalable test, and that needs to happen,”
A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands at night on 42nd Street in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images When movie theaters were asked to close this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, many cinema operators were under the impression that their venues would be reopened by
(Photo by Alex Edelman-Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Hopes are rising that a Covid-19 vaccine could be approved by the end of the year, with drugmakers and research centers scrambling to help bring an end to the pandemic. Dozens of candidate vaccines are in clinical evaluation, according to
Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against the Miami Heat during Game Four of the NBA Finals on October 6, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Mark Tatum couldn’t do it. The National Basketball Association’s deputy commissioner was asked
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows talks to reporters as he walks outside the White House on October 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday that the U.S. will not get control of the coronavirus pandemic as
Epidemiologist Dr. Ali Mokdad is advising people across the U.S. “to be very careful” and ” to change our behaviors” as the nation heads toward winter, the worst season for viral transmission. Mokdad’s research estimates America could see more than 500,000 total deaths from Covid-19 by the end of February, more than double the current
A firefighter is silhouetted as Cameron Peak Fire, the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history, burns outside Drake, Colorado, U.S., October 17, 2020. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority | Reuters Wildfire season in Colorado would normally be nearing its end by now. Instead, dry conditions fueled what’s now become the state’s largest wildfire in history. The Cameron
A patient recovering from COVID-19 at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, Illinois, on September 30, 2020. Terrence Antonio James | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The United States reported more than 71,600 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, approaching a record number of daily infections set in late July as the outbreak takes root across
Boston Beer shares soared over 18% to a new all-time high Friday, one day after the maker of Samuel Adams and Truly hard seltzer reported third-quarter earnings and raised guidance. The stock closed Friday’s session at $1,091 apiece, adding to its major run so far in 2020. Shares of Boston Beer are up almost 190%